OSOTM 1989, The Beginning of The "Modern" Stevie? Your all's opinions!!

[Rickypt]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

The most striking thing to me about The Other Side Of The Mirror cover is that the pose is incredibly odd. I wonder why she chose it. I'd love to see some of those outtakes.

I see the pose as sort of the climax of Stevie's being out of control and not really having a sense of her identity anymore. It's like she took her "look" from the previous 10 years or so and multiplied it by a thousand. Hair is wild and out of control, dress is huge and rather garish, makeup too much.

And the pose--well, she had run out of ideas. She'd already done the graceful (Bella Donna), mysterious (Wild Heart), and pixie/rocknroll ballerina (Rock A Little). So she chose an elaborate, over-the-top pose that she probably didn't like, but thought is what her fans wanted. It pains me to look at that picture, personally.